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Be it a leading oil and gas industry, oil refineries, chemical plants, LNG plants, or mineral processing industry; it has an explosive environment that increases the risk of ignition. An area is declared to be hazardous when the environment has flammable particles that can cause disturbance or explosion any moment due to irregularity of temperature… Continue reading Design and installation of equipment in hazardous areas: SIGNIFICANT SAFETY MEASURE

It is critical to have skills of selecting, calibrating, and maintaining field instrumentation to the range of process variables used in the modern industrial environment. Despite widely recognised need for Electricians to have skills in instrumentation and control and electrical equipment in hazardous areas (EEHA), to progress their career in industry, such subjects have not… Continue reading Relevance of Practical Field Instrumentation Skills

PMV is proud to announce our new training facility in Karratha, Western Australia. We are currently offering the following courses in Karratha: UEE40420 Certificate IV in Electrical Instrumentation WA Funding available for eligible participants, bringing the price down from $4,500 to $841.52* *Contact the office for full funding details (including eligibility and pricing) UEE42622 Certificate… Continue reading Announcing our new training facility in Karratha!

The electrical industry is rapidly growing and will continue to produce the need for qualified professionals, with electrical and instrumentation technicians being amongst the highest-paid trade professionals. The key for industrial electricians to stay gainfully employed is to acquire skills and knowledge that will continue to be in demand during the plant operation phase i.e.… Continue reading Career Pathways for Electricians and Instrumentation Technicians

Introduction to the Instrumentation Industry The global process automation and instrumentation market is anticipated to grow from $70.2 billion in 2017 to $112.2 billion by 2026. As the instrumentation market grows bigger, so does the need for a suitably qualified I&C technicians. Licenced Instrumentation professionals are rare and, therefore, in-demand and receive an increased pay… Continue reading Cert III in Instrumentation and Control (I&C) versus Cert IV in Electrical Instrumentation (EI) – Which one to choose?

Australia’s electrical apprentice training system is geared towards domestic electrical installations. Domestic or light commercial installations usually have a high impedance causing low levels of fault current to flow. In comparison, commercial/industry/mining industries have a much lower impedance to current flow and therefore there is a risk of much higher energy release in fault situations.… Continue reading Working Safely with High Voltage (HV) in Australia

Australian Legislation for EEHA Compliance Each Australian State and Territory has specific OHS/ HSE legislation, detailing safe operation and maintenance of site installations, and calls for compliance in accordance with AS/NZS 3000:2018 for the installation of electrical equipment and wiring. In addition, AS/NZS 3000:2018 Section 7.7.2.1 states that the responsibility for classification of a hazardous… Continue reading EEHA Audit and Compliance with AS/NZS 3000:2018

Australia has the highest uptake of solar globally, with more than 21% of homes with rooftop solar PV. As of 30th April 2020, more than 2.4 million rooftop solar power systems have been installed across Australia. Rechargeable solar batteries store the ‘excess’ electricity generated from a panel array, boosting energy capacity, and making power available for use at night-time or… Continue reading Can any Electrician install Solar PV System with Battery Storage?

Most Common Failure There has been plenty of evidence to show that unless you have been working in the oil and gas industry, underground coal mining, food processing or petrochemical industries, the average industrial Electrician does not know how to make off an Ex d Barrier Gland correctly. This has resulted in major non-compliances in… Continue reading Ex d Barrier Gland – Why it is Important

Grid-Connect PV Solar Systems are most common in built up areas. An inverter is connected to PV Array and converts available solar irradiation into useful energy to the household and excess energy is supplied to the electricity grid. The homeowner usually receives a credit or a payment for that electricity that is exported to grid.… Continue reading Going hybrid: Adding batteries to Grid-Connect Solar Systems